8th Grade Science

8^th Grade Science
April 27^th-May 1^st

South Dakota Science Standard(s) Covered:

8.E.2.1. Students are able to compare celestial bodies within the solar system using composition, size, and orbital motion.

Describe the composition of the Sun, the planets, asteroids, and comets.

Monday

Learn about the history of space travel.

Assignment: When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions.

Tuesday

Learn vocabulary aligned with the solar system.

Assignment: Pink Word Wall Words.

Wednesday

	Learn vocabulary aligned with the solar system.
	Practice basic concepts of measurement and distance.
	Strengthen knowledge of planets in the solar system Increasing understanding of size of the sun and other planets.
	Explore the scale of the solar system.

Assignment: Pink Words due. Pink Words quiz. Scale model of planets and sun.

Thursday

Learn about the history of space travel.

Assignment: When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions.

Friday

	Practice basic concepts of measurement and distance.
	Strengthen knowledge of planets in the solar system Increasing understanding of size of the sun and other planets.
	Explore the scale of the solar system.

Assignment: Scale model of planets and sun - size.